Had our parent meeting last week for the Montessori Middle school. Have to say, it left me a little scared! I know that they know these kids don't come to them fully grown and matured. But some of what they expect sounds like they think they are grown and matured.
They do these trips for 3 and 4 days at a time. They call them land labs. I had to talk to my son about the fact that he will have to remember things like brushing his teeth and changing his underwear! Some may think he should already be doing that on his own. But please! He'll only be 12 next month and he is so ADHD, I'm lucky he doesn't leave the house naked!
I have to trust that the decision to put him in that school will be good. The teachers seem awesome. Really different and more charismatic than you often find public school teachers to be. And I'm not coming down on public school teachers. These are the people I work with, they are wonderful people. But a Montessori charter school has a little more leeway when it comes to letting their personalities shine I think.
The one thing I'm not thrilled about - summer homework! He has it, yuck!
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My nephew, who is also twelve, and who has learning and sensory issues and probably ADHD and also isn't always so great at making choices for himself, went on a trip like that. Here's the thing... I doubt any of his friends brushed their teeth or changed their underwear every day while they were there! Some 12-year-old boys are more able than others to do these things for themselves while at home... but when they're on their own on a trip like this, all rules and routines go out the window and they kinda live like cavemen! So, don't worry about it... It'll be an AWESOME experience for him! And you can just make him take a super-long shower when he gets home! ;)
I suppose you are so right! It will be an awesome experience, regardless. I guess if his breath gets too bad, someone will tell him! :)
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